Franklin County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Erica C. Crawley (Democratic) and Eric Terford (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Franklin County Commissioner.

The field follows the board of elections certified list revised August 27, which carries incumbent Erica Crawley and Libertarian Eric Terford; the May Republican primary winner does not appear on it. Statewide Issue 3, a photo ID voting requirement, is also on every Ohio ballot.

• Erica C. Crawley (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Erica C. Crawley is a Navy veteran and former state representative who has served as a Franklin County commissioner since 2021, per the county commissioners' official page and her campaign site.

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• Eric Terford (Libertarian)

  Eric Terford is on the board of elections certified candidate list for this seat's November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026.

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Michael Stinziano (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Franklin County Auditor.

Incumbent Michael Stinziano is the only November candidate: no valid Republican petition was filed, per the board of elections.

• Michael Stinziano (Democratic)Incumbent

  Michael Stinziano has been Franklin County auditor since March 2019, after serving as a state representative and Columbus city councilmember, per his campaign site and the county roster.

  Priorities: Constituent services · Consumer protection and transparency · Affordable housing (per the campaign site)

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Kelly Green (Democratic) and Chris Junga (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Franklin Probate Judge.

Judicial candidates appear without party labels on Ohio ballots; parties shown are from the May primary nominations, per the county board of elections certified list. OPEN SEAT and the county's only contested judicial race: sitting Judge Jeffrey Mackey, whose term expires in February 2027, is not running.

• Kelly Green (Democratic)

  

  Kelly Green is the Democratic nominee for this open probate judgeship, per the board of elections certified list.

  Priorities: Modernizing court technology and simplifying processes to make the court more navigable for the public · Increasing staff diversity, ensuring equal pay, and expanding free legal resources for the community (per the campaign site)

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• Chris Junga (Republican)

  Chris Junga is the Republican nominee for this open probate judgeship, per the board of elections certified list.

  Priorities: Accessible and responsive judicial service · Efficient administration of the Probate Court (per the campaign site)

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Kelley Gabrielle Boller (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Franklin Domestic Relations Judge.

Judicial candidates appear without party labels on Ohio ballots; parties shown are from the May primary nominations, per the county board of elections certified list. OPEN SEAT, term commencing January 2, 2027; Kelley Boller won the May Democratic primary with 86.2 percent and is unopposed in November.

• Kelley Gabrielle Boller (Democratic)

  

  Kelley Gabrielle Boller is the Democratic nominee for this open Domestic Relations judgeship, per the board of elections certified list.

  Priorities: Bringing hands-on experience with treatment-focused and specialized dockets to the bench · Applying more than two decades of family law experience in divorce, custody and civil protection order cases (per the bollerforjudge.com)

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Stacie A. Baker (Democratic), Michele Reynolds (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio Senate District 3; Michele Reynolds is the sitting member, per the Ohio Senate's official member directory (ohiosenate.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Stacie A. Baker (Democratic)

  Stacie A. Baker is the certified Democratic nominee for Ohio Senate District 3, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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• Michele Reynolds (Republican)Incumbent

  

  Michele Reynolds is the sitting state senator for Ohio Senate District 3 and a third-generation business owner. Her grandparents founded Stanton Group Homes, a residential services company for people with developmental disabilities, in 1978, per her campaign site.

  Priorities: Supporting family economic security and a path to prosperity for Ohio families · Addressing barriers to family safety, security, and sustainability (per the campaign site)

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Latyna M. Humphrey (Democratic), Joseph Healy (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio Senate District 15. Not on the November ballot: Hearcel F. Craig, the sitting member per the roster. Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Latyna M. Humphrey (Democratic)

  Latyna M. Humphrey is the sitting Ohio House member for District 2 and is the only Democrat who filed for the open Ohio Senate District 15 seat after Senator Hearcel Craig became term-limited, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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• Joseph Healy (Republican)

  Joseph Healy is the certified Republican nominee for Ohio Senate District 15, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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Bill DeMora (Democratic), Don Roberts (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio Senate District 25; Bill DeMora is the sitting member, per the Ohio Senate's official member directory (ohiosenate.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Bill DeMora (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Bill DeMora is the Democratic candidate for Ohio Senate District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Bill DeMora is a sitting member for the district, per the Ohio Senate's official member directory (ohiosenate.gov). William P. DeMora is the sitting Ohio Senate member for District 25, in office since January 1, 2023, per Ohio Senate member directory. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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• Don Roberts (Republican)

  Don Roberts is the certified Republican nominee for Ohio Senate District 25, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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Dontavius Jarrells (Democratic), Joel A. Greff (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 1; Dontavius Jarrells is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Dontavius Jarrells (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Jarrells is the state representative for Ohio House District 25, serving his first term after nearly a decade working as an advocate for disadvantaged and marginalized communities across Ohio, per the campaign site. In office he has introduced legislation to raise the minimum wage, remove discriminatory language from property deeds and state code, and secure historical designation for Columbus's Poindexter Village, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Building a better Ohio through collective, community-driven action, per the campaign site

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• Joel A. Greff (Republican)

  Joel Greff is a businessman from the Bexley area running for Ohio House District 1. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University and a member of the first Franklin University MBA graduating class, per his campaign site.

  Priorities: Expanding economic development, job creation, and support for startups and small businesses · Strengthening schools with financial and technology literacy and growing skilled trades programs · Addressing rising housing, utility, and food costs and restoring fiscal accountability (per the campaign site)

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Charity Martin King (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 2. Not on the November ballot: Latyna M. Humphrey, the sitting member per the roster. Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Charity Martin King (Democratic)

  Charity Martin King is a community leader, consultant, and strategist with more than three decades of experience in business development, workforce alignment, education, and community initiatives, per her campaign site. She is the certified Democratic nominee for Ohio House District 2, an open seat.

  Priorities: Strengthening families and expanding economic opportunity with solutions tailored to the district · Building community collaboration across differences · Ensuring every community member has a voice in shaping Ohio's future (per the campaign site)

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Ismail Mohamed (Democratic), Bernadine Kennedy Kent (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 3; Ismail Mohamed is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Bernadine Kennedy Kent won the Republican nomination as a primary write-in and prints as a regular nominee, per the Franklin County Board of Elections' August 27 general election candidate list.

• Ismail Mohamed (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Ismail Mohamed is the sitting Ohio House member for District 3, per Ohio House member directory. The Franklin County Board of Elections lists his campaign website as www.ismailforohio.com, but that domain did not resolve as of September 11, 2026, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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• Bernadine Kennedy Kent (Republican)

  Bernadine Kennedy Kent previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives from January 2017 to December 2020, per campaign site. The Franklin County Board of Elections' 2026 general election candidate list shows Kent as a regular certified Republican nominee for House District 3; the separately certified write-in for that district is Elegant Afriyie, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026).

  Priorities: Increasing government transparency and accountability and protecting taxpayer dollars · Strengthening child protection laws, family support, and school accountability · Supporting law enforcement and addressing the root causes of crime (per the campaign site)

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Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 4; Beryl Brown Piccolantonio is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Beryl Brown Piccolantonio is the sitting state representative for Ohio House District 4 and a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience working for the state of Ohio. She served three terms, including as board president, on the Gahanna-Jefferson school board, per her campaign site.

  Priorities: Respecting the results of ballot measures on voting rights and reproductive healthcare rather than legislative overrides · Opposing gerrymandering and supporting fair district boundaries · Bringing civility and bipartisan cooperation to the Statehouse (per the campaign site)

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Meredith Lawson-Rowe (Democratic), Richard Cole (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 5; Meredith Lawson-Rowe is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Meredith Lawson-Rowe (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe is the sitting Ohio House member for District 5, per Ohio House member directory. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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• Richard Cole (Republican)

  Richard Cole is the Republican candidate for Ohio House District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. The Franklin County Board of Elections' 2026 general election candidate list shows Richard Cole as a regular certified Republican nominee for House District 5, not a write-in; the separately certified write-in for that district is Eboney C. Eldridge, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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Christine Cockley (Democratic), Matthew Jackson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 6; Christine Cockley is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Christine Cockley (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Cockley is the state representative for Ohio House District 6, serving her second term, per the campaign site. She previously worked as a human resources specialist at Fortune 500 companies focused on employee advocacy and workplace programs, and has nonprofit experience with the YWCA of Columbus and the Highland Youth Garden board, per the campaign site. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Ohio State University's John Glenn College of Public Affairs, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Fighting for working families and the district's most vulnerable neighbors · Providing responsive constituent services grounded in the community's lived experience (per the campaign site)

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• Matthew Jackson (Republican)

  Jackson is a Navy veteran and Fire EMS professional certified as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician who grew up in Hilliard, Ohio, per the campaign site. He is running for the Ohio House citing service, responsibility and community as his guiding values, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Supporting public safety initiatives · Lowering taxes and reducing government spending · Supporting school choice for families (per the campaign site)

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Ukeme Awakessien Jeter (Democratic), William Mercier (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 7. Not on the November ballot: C. Allison Russo, the sitting member per the roster. Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Ukeme Awakessien Jeter (Democratic)

  Ukeme Awakessien Jeter is an engineer and lawyer who serves as Mayor and Council President of Upper Arlington. She is the certified Democratic nominee for the open Ohio House District 7 seat, per her campaign site.

  Priorities: Addressing rising property taxes and housing affordability · Supporting public school funding · Reducing childcare and energy costs (per the campaign site)

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• William Mercier (Republican)

  Mercier is a senior consultant on technical services and aviation operations who has advised the Pentagon and major airlines on safety, maintenance and fleet planning, per the campaign site. He majored in aviation at Ohio State University and previously worked in the Ohio House of Representatives supporting former Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, as well as in the maintenance department at Don Scott Field, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Partnering with law enforcement for safer neighborhoods and responsible policing · Giving parents a voice and educators resources and support · Building the central Ohio economy with a reasonable tax structure (per the campaign site)

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Anita Somani (Democratic), Kelly Hunter-Kalagidis (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 8; Anita Somani is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Kelly Hunter-Kalagidis won the Republican nomination as a primary write-in and prints as a regular nominee, per the Franklin County Board of Elections' August 27 general election candidate list.

• Anita Somani (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Anita Somani is the sitting state representative for Ohio House District 8 and an obstetrician-gynecologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience in Columbus. She holds a medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio and is board-certified in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, per her campaign site.

  Priorities: Expanding access to affordable, high-quality healthcare · Supporting excellent public schools · Protecting reproductive rights (per the campaign site)

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• Kelly Hunter-Kalagidis (Republican)

  Kelly Hunter-Kalagidis is the Republican candidate for Ohio House District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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Munira Yasin Abdullahi (Democratic), Bruce Euans (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 9; Munira Yasin Abdullahi is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Munira Yasin Abdullahi (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Munira Yasin Abdullahi is the sitting state representative for Ohio House District 9. She holds a degree in political science and international relations from Ohio State University and began her career in the nonprofit sector focused on youth development, per her campaign site.

  Priorities: Making healthcare and medications, including insulin, more affordable · Supporting youth leadership and community engagement (per the campaign site)

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• Bruce Euans (Republican)

  Bruce Euans is the certified Republican nominee for Ohio House District 9, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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Mark Sigrist (Democratic), Denise D'Angelo (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 10; Mark Sigrist is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Mark Sigrist (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Mark Sigrist is the sitting Ohio House member for District 10, first elected in 2024, and is a target of Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee support in 2026, per Ohio Society of CPAs Week in Review. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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• Denise D'Angelo (Republican)

  Denise D'Angelo is a member of the South-Western City Schools Board of Education and a licensed massage therapist, per Ohio Society of CPAs Week in Review. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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Crystal Lett (Democratic), Shawn Kaeser (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 11; Crystal Lett is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Crystal Lett (Democratic)Incumbent

  

  Lett is the state representative for Ohio House District 11, sworn in January 2025 and serving as ranking member of the House Children and Human Services Committee, per the campaign site. She holds a political science degree from Ohio State University and previously worked as a case manager at North Central Mental Health and as Ohio program director for Red Wine & Blue, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Protecting voting rights and democratic processes · Supporting fully funded public education · Expanding access to affordable healthcare through Medicare and Medicaid (per the campaign site)

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• Shawn Kaeser (Republican)

  Kaeser is a secondary social studies teacher at Dublin City Schools, where he has taught since 1995, per the campaign site. He led a multi-year student legislative project that made the bullfrog Ohio's official state frog and later guided students in creating a bullfrog license plate to fund wetland protection, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Refocusing schools on content mastery, reducing screen time, and ending grade inflation · Lowering taxes and reforming property tax structures · Improving housing accessibility and promoting energy independence (per the campaign site)

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Liam N. Strausbaugh (Democratic), Brian Stewart (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 12; Brian Stewart is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

• Liam N. Strausbaugh (Democratic)

  Liam N. Strausbaugh is the certified Democratic nominee for Ohio House District 12, per Franklin County Board of Elections 2026 General Election Candidates list (revised August 27, 2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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• Brian Stewart (Republican)Incumbent

  

  Brian Stewart is the sitting Ohio House member for District 12, per Ohio House member directory. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

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